primitive sharpening??

Instead of doing the mother nature thing (which is understandable and has its place) I went to Guatemala and helped with the kids in a home. Wife and I also adopted two.

Al
 
The mere fact you've started this thread is proof you have no business taking on this venture any time soon. I mean, out of all the skills required to sustain in nature with nothing but a knife, your main concern is how to sharpen that knife on a rock? Really??? Forget about learning to sharpen with rocks. The chances of you actually lasting long enough to actually need to sharpen your knife is somewhere between slim and none, unless you just plain butcher your edge on the first day. Besides, if you're going to have the forethought to carry a knife with you, why wouldn't you pack a small Arkansas stone or EZ-Lap hone? Do yourself, your family, and local search and rescue teams a huge favor, and just keep this challenge as a dream, not a reality. At least until you've decided to really research this stuff, and realize that you're gonna need more than just a knife and the clothes on your back to survive.
 
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clr said:
I honestly thought the OP had his tongue in his cheek!
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I honestly thought he was trolling a bit. Still kinda have that suspicion, especially after his questioning what type of rocks to look for in response to the comment telling him to find two and rub them together until they're flat. For his sake, I hope that's all it was. Nobody in their right mind would just set out with the clothes on their back and a knife, and actually think they'd last more than a few days, especially with no experience or training.
 
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Sorry if it came across as trolling. It was a genuine question and I guess I should have left it at that. and I thought it was a serious answer. I guess sarcasm is hard to detect online.
 
Actually, there have been many studies conducted on ancient human society, at the point where pretty much all societies were living off the land (10,000 years ago..) that they actually had a much happier life. They said that they had much more leisure time to spend with their families and everything was much simpler then... there weren't as many worries. Yes... medicine wasn't as good and what not... but overall, life was lived much better and happier in the good, really old, day. Here is a link that I found just typing into google, the 1st one is the one I picked. It's not the original article I read.. but it's the exact same message.
 
Medic1210 said:
I honestly thought he was trolling a bit. Still kinda have that suspicion, especially after his questioning what type of rocks to look for in response to the comment telling him to find two and rub them together until they're flat. For his sake, I hope that's all it was. Nobody in their right mind would just set out with the clothes on their back and a knife, and actually think they'd last more than a few days, especially with no experience or training.
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I don't think he was trolling, and that's the problem. I think that perhaps he's young and inexperienced (read: clueless), but it was — to him — a legitimate question. That's why I suggested, in my earlier post, that he read some books on the subject to get at least some idea of what he would be facing.

I suppose that some could have taken the OP as tongue-in-cheek, but some of the responses could have gotten the guy killed. Better not to take chances, and offer some guidance, instead.
 
If you are not able to figure out how to sharpen a knife in the wild then I rate your chances of survival very slim.

Richard
 
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